Youth corper donates N4 million sick bay to school

By – Memoye Oghu.

A serving Youth Corper in Rivers State has donated a Sick Bay to the Government6Technical College in Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers State for use by both students of the college and its host communities.

The Youth Corper, Mrs Osephni Dibaal Oghu, who is also serving in the school said she mobilized Nearly four million Naira to be able to build and equip the medical facility. “The amount would have been more than that but for the direct labour provided by the school,” she told newsmen shortly after the commissioning ceremony of the project on Friday.

Mrs Sylverline Ibama,who represented the state Education Commissioner at the ceremony commended the donor Youth Corper before cutting the tape to declare the Sick Bay open.

Her Health Ministry counterpart, Dr Mandah Chijioke, Dr Mandah Chijioke, Director of Medical Services, who also represented the Permanent Secretary promised that the Ministry will provide the requisite personnel for the immediate operations of the facility.

“Indeed, this Sick Bay is ours because health belongs to the Ministry of Health. It’ll enable the school get accreditation. The Rivers State Ministry of Health is very ready to partner with NYSC to provide the requisite personnel to kick off operations in this facility immediately and we’ll also provide supporting services when needed,” he stated.

The NYSC State Coordinator, who was represented by the Assistant Director in charge of Community Development Services (CDS),Mr Ezeajughu Ifeanyi Joseph commended Principal of the college for providing the enabling environment for the Corper to execute the project.

“I want to sincerely appreciate the Principal of this great school because if the school hadn’t given an enabling environment for this Corps member to excel and to have this kind of project, I don’t think we’ll gather here this morning for this project,” just as he advised other employers of Youth Corpers to emulate her by p providing the enabling environment for youth corpers to serve our country.

Earlier, in her speech, Principal of the college, Mrs Roseline Adooh said, “the school has severally presented this need to other individuals and corporate bodies and was turned down. Today, I’m glad our Corps member, Oghu Dibaal Osephni gave it to the college as her personal contribution to the Community Development Service.

“We all know that this medical compartment will provide First Aid to the students and staff of this college. In addition to this, it will qualify the college for full accreditation by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE).”

She therefore recommended her to the NYSC management for an award. “I appreciate her for this contribution to the development of the college and will not hesitate to recommend her to the NNE NYSC authority for an award.”